Addiction Medicine Presentations
Stimulant Use Disorders
Marco Leyton is a Full Professor, a Past-President of the Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology, and current co-Director of Continuing Medical Education in the Department of Psychiatry. The focus of his research is the neurobiology of addictions and addiction related psychiatric disorders.
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Learning Objectives:
- To better understand what is meant by an addiction, particularly stimulant use disorders
- To better understand core epidemiology, course and outcome
- To better understand causes and underlying neurobiology
Cannabis Case Studies
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. Dr. Gobbi leads a laboratory of basic science (Neurobiological Psychiatry Unit) and works as a Staff Psychiatrist at the Mood Disorder Clinic of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Center. Her research approach spans from bench to bedside, bridging the gaps between fundamental and clinical research.
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Learning Objectives:
- Cannabis and depression
- Cannabis and psychosis
- Cannabis in bipolar patients